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12 News talks with Wisconsin State Patrol about safety on the roads

12 News Terry Sater talks with a State Trooper about what people should be on the lookout for this weekend.

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Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Aug 28, 2013

12 News talks with Wisconsin State Patrol about safety on the roads

12 News Terry Sater talks with a State Trooper about what people should be on the lookout for this weekend.

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WEBVTT ROADS WITH THOUSANDS OF BIKERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON 110TH IS UNDERWAY. 12 NEWS TERRY SATER RODE ALONG WITH THE WISCONSIN STATE PATROL TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ALL NEED TO DO TO STAY SAFE ON THE ROADS. THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL SHOWS 90-PERCENT OF MOTORCYCLE CRASHES HAPPEN ON DRY PAVEMENT .. MOST BEFORE BEFORE SEVEN AT NIGHT. SO WE ASKED A STATE TROOPER WHAT WE SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS WEEKEND. SOUND SEQUENCE OF STATE TROOPER GETTING IN WISCONSIN STATE TROOPER DAVID SCHMIDT SAYS IT'S WHAT YOU DON'T SEE THAT CAN LEAD TO A CRASH WITH A MOTORCYCLE: TROOPER DAVID SCHMIDT/ WISCONSIN STATE PATROL - CONSIDER A MOTORCYCLE LIKE A CHILD RUNNING BETWEEN CARS. YOU CAN'T SEE THEM UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE SOMETIMES. SO OFFICERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR DRIVERS OF CARS AND MOTORCYCLES WHO AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION OR ARE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE: SOUND OF BIKER THOUSANDS OF BIKERS WILL BE ON ROADS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR HARLEY DAVIDSON'S 110TH ANNIVERSARY.. INCLUDING CARTER TUCKER AND ANDREA BIRCHFIELD: ANDRA BIRCHFIELD / CO-RIDER - LOOK BACK BEFORE YOU CROSS OVER LANES. JUST BASICALLY PAY ATTENTION. CARTER TUCKER/ BIKER - MANY OF US PRACTICE EXTRA DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES IN OUR DRIVING SIMPLY BECAUSE WE ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE. WE'RE NOT AS VISIBLE. CARTER TUCKER/ BIKER - AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE BLIND SPOTS MOST MOTORISTS HAVE, ESPECIALLY IN BIG TRUCKS, BUSES OR FULL SIZE AUTOMOBILES. BUT TROOPERS SAY NOT EVERY BIKER IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE: TROOPER DAVID SCHMIDT/ WISCONSIN STATE PATROL - ALCOHOL OR SPEED WERE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTOR FACTORS IN RCENT OF THE FATAL SINGLE IT MOTORCYCLE CRAEFOR 2011. TROOPER DAVID SCHMIDT/ SCONSIN STATE PATROL - BE ARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. OK MORE THAN ONCE. IN WISCONSIN.. MOTORCYCLE RIDERS DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET IF THEY'RE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LEARNER'S PERMIT. AND IN 2011.. OF DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES.. ONLY SIX-PERCENT OF RIDERS WERE WEARING A HELMET.

12 News talks with Wisconsin State Patrol about safety on the roads

12 News Terry Sater talks with a State Trooper about what people should be on the lookout for this weekend.